Gong Yoga Nidra Training with Mehtab, Guru Karam and Tara

Gong Yoga Nidra Training

Ojai, California August 14-16

Learn how to use the Gong therapeutically for deep relaxation and transformation in this certified sound healing course.

Mehtab Benton, the originator of Gong Yoga Nidra and Gong Therapy, brings a unique perspective to using the gong with the ancient practices of Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) and Sound Healing.

Who’s it for?

This certification course is for sound healers, therapists, yoga teachers and students, and everyone who wishes to use the gong in their practice, teaching, and healing modalities.

What to Expect in the Gong Yoga Nidra Training:

In this certified training course with Mehtab, Tara, and Laura you will:

• Discover how to use the sound of the Gong to sustain an extended period of relaxation
• Practice playing techniques and create patterns to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and create healing through sound
• Explore and adapt different Yoga Nidra scripts to use with the Gong
• Practice different gong playing styles for relaxation and transformation
• Learn how to create and deliver Gong Nidra sessions for individuals and groups

Participants Receive:

• A 40-page Manual with scripts and guidelines
• Qualification to offer Gong Nidra Healing sessions
• A Certificate of Completion for Professional Study
• Continuing Educational Credits through Yoga Alliance

What You Will Learn in the Training:

• Introduction to Gong Nidra, Sound Healing and Relaxation
• Yoga Nidra and the States of Consciousness
• Five Levels of Healing through Sound
• Origin and Development of Gong Yoga Nidra
• Physiological Benefits of Yoga Nidra
• Therapeutics of a Gong Nidra Session
• The Sound of the Gong in Healing and Transformation
• Structure of a Gong Yoga Nidra session
• Setting Intention: Selecting a Sankalpa
• The Role of the Guide and Gong Player in Gong Yoga Nidra
• Methodology and Practice of Gong Nidra
• Trance Gong Playing
• Transitional Gong Playing
• Expressive Gong Playing
• Transformational Gong Playing
• Guided Relaxation Techniques
• Playing the Gong for Body Awareness
• Playing the Gong for Breath Awareness
• Playing the Gong for Visualization
• Finishing Sequences and Integration
• Selecting Mallets and Gongs for Nidra
• Preparing and Offering Gong Yoga Nidra Sessions
• In Person Practicum Presentation

Price – $795 (includes 40-page manual)

Times and Location:

August 14-16

Friday 1:30-5:30pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10-4pm

Soul Body Ojai Studio, 206 N Signal St, Suite H, Ojai, CA 93023

New to the Gong?

Students who have limited or no Gong playing experience should enroll in the Fundamentals of Gong Playing workshop Friday morning before the course.

Friday August 14 • 9am-12pm

$75 for students in the Gong Yoga Nidra training

$95 for students not enrolled in the training

Both Trainings together: $870

Teacher Trainers 

Mehtab and Laura (Guru Karam) Benton are Lead Level 1 and Level 2 Kundalini Yoga Teacher Trainers and Master Gong Practitioners who have led over 50 Kundalini Yoga Teacher training and Gong Practitioner programs during the last 25 years. They have taught and practiced yoga and gong together since 1978. Mehtab and Laura Benton have taught Gong Yoga Nidra together for 25 years. They have trained gong players in over 20 countries how to use the gong with yoga for healing and relaxation. Mehtab is the author of the books Gong Yoga and Gong Therapy. Laura is a long-time yoga teacher trainer and clinical hypnotherapist.

TARA MATTHEWS

Tara is a KRI Kundalini Yoga teacher trainer, gong practitioner and the owner of Soul Body Ojai yoga studio and healing center in Ojai, California. She is an accomplished yoga teacher of over 25 years and a Practitioner of Chinese Medicine. She is an expert in guided meditation and her work can be found on YouTube at StillGroundMeditations.